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LotusBail: When ‘Working Code’ Becomes Your Biggest Security Liability

How a malicious npm package with 56,000 downloads turned WhatsApp into a surveillance tool, exposing the architectural bankruptcy of modern dependency management

#dependencies#npm#supply-chain...

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The Sandworm Strikes Back: How Shai-Hulud Turned NPM into a Developer Nightmare

Over 1,000 packages compromised in a supply chain attack that exposed why our dependency ecosystem is fundamentally broken.

#devops#javascript#malware...

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NPM’s House of Cards: How 2.6 Billion Weekly Downloads Rest on a Single Phishing Email

The recent NPM package compromises reveal catastrophic design flaws in modern package ecosystems. When chalk and debug become attack vectors, it’s time to question everything we know about dependency management.

#javascript#npm#security...

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When Your Build System Betrays You: The Nx Plugin Nightmare That Exposed Every Developer’s Secrets

How a single GitHub Actions misconfiguration led to malicious Nx packages stealing credentials and weaponizing AI agents against developers.

#npm#nx